Automobile-bed.



w. H. GROVERMAN.. AuToMnlLE BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3. |916.

Patented Feb. 5,1918.

WMMKDM" WILLIAM H. vGROVIEJRJVIAN, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

AUTOMOBILE-BED.

Specincaton of Letters Patent.

ltlatented Feb.. 5, 1916..

Application led August 3, 1916. Serial No. 112,937.

To all whom t may concern .r

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Gnovnn- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile- Beds,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a bed which can be'placed overthe front and rear seats of a car, resting upon the backs thereof andwhen not in use can be folded into compact form and carried on therunning board or any other suitable place in the car.

A further object is to provide a bed which will be roomy and comfortableandlwill be thoroughly protected by the car top from the weather.

A. further object is to provide a bed' having a frame, with means forreadily securing it to the car and so braced and supported that it willbe thoroughly substan tial and at the same time will not mar or damagethe upholstery of the car seats.

My invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outinthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, y

Figure l is a plan View of a car showing my improved bed frame mountedon the slats thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side View of same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one side of the frame.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional the same.

Fig. 5 is a cross section taken at anfrles to Fig. 4.

In the drawing, 2 represents the rails of the bed, made of wood ormetal, as preferred, and having cushions 3 at the front and rear, whichare adapted to rest upon the backs of the front and rear seats. Thesecushions may be made of rubber or any other material which will preventthe rails of the bed from wearing or chating the upholstering of thecar. At the rear end of the rails is a cross tar 4 and hinges 5 at theends of the bar having pins 6 connecting it with the side rails. Similarbars 7 and S are provided at intervals between the side rails and havetheir ends connected in a similar manner with said rails. The pins viewof right of the cross bars may be removable to take the bed apart andpermit it to be folded into a compact form.

The forward edge of the bar 8 is cut out to straddle the robe rack orrail 9 and be held thereby against sidewise movement. At a pointopposite, preferably, the cross bar 7 I provide legs 10 hinged at 11 tothe cross bar 7 and secured. to the rails 2 by bolts 12 passingtherethrough having wing nuts 13.

When these bolts and nuts are removed, the

legs may be swung inwardly against one another for packing` and shippingor for storage on the car. When these legs are swung outwardly to alvertical position and secured by the bolts and wing` nuts, they willform rigid supports for the middle portions of the bed rails, the lowerends of the legs resting upon the floor 10 of the tonneau.

The side rails are preferably provided on their inner faces with bars 11running lengthwise thereof, having notches 15 therein into which theends of the bed slats 16 are inserted, as `usual in bed construction. Atthe forward end of the rails 1 prefer to provide extensions 16 hinged at17 to the rails proper and having a cross bar 18 between their forwardends, hinged at 19 thereto. This extension of the bed overhangs thefront seat and is spaced therefrom and forms the foot of the bed,supporting the feet of the occupants, slats being provided between theextensions 16 for supporting the mattress on a level substantially withthe forward portion of the mattress. As this part of the bed frame hascomparatively little pressure thereon when the bed is in use, I havefound it unnecessary to provide any brace or leg beneath it, it beingsuiicient to connect both the inf ner and outer faces of theseextensions with Vthe abutting ends of the rails 2. The pins of thesehinges are removable, so that the rails 16 and 18 can be taken apart andstored or packed away in the car with the other parts of the bed.

This apparatus can be easily and quickly set up within the car and whenthe top is raised and the bedding` put in place, comfortable sleeping`quarters will be had, the bed affording ample room for two people andthe car top forming thorough protection in bad weather. 1t also has thefunction of a shelter at night.

For dressing or undressino` l in the car, I may remove the pivot pms ofthe hinges 17 and take ofthe orWardeXtension so that 'the occupants ofthe car can use the forward seat as a Adressingorundressing space- Thedevice is extremely compact and rigid in construction, it can be easilymounted on the car seats, the bedding` may be keptund'er the seatcushions and supported out of sight during the day, and the trame of thebed may beV packed and Wrapped in a suitable covering and carried on therunningboard vor in any'other suitable place in the car.

,The device may, of course, be made in various sizesaccording to thesize of the caron which it'is to be used and the details of constructionmay beflnodified in various ways andstill be within'the scope of myinvention.

I claimJ as my invention: v2l. An automobile bed comprising side railsadapted to rest upon the backs oi the front kand rear seats, cross barssecured to said side rails for holding them in parallel relation,.slatsremovably mountedon said rails and forming a support for the bedding,legs having a pivotal connection with the middle portion of said railsand provided With means for rigidly securing them when thev bed is setup, s aid legs bearing against the'side walls of the 'car and restingat'their lower'ends upc-n the iioor of the tonneau, whereby the bedwillv be braced aga-inst lateral movement on the seats, for the pur-Vpose specied. s

2;. An automobile bed comprisingl side rails adapted to'rest upon thebacks `of the front and rear seats, cross bars detachably connected tosaid side rails, one ofvsaid cross bars being mounted to engage the roberack onthe front seat and be braced thereby, and legs mounted on saidside rails to restupon the; bottom of the car.

ggn automobile bed comprising *sideY rails adapted to rest upon thebacks of the sionsand form-ing therewith supportsy for the feet when the-bed is in use, said extensions normally overhanging the front seat andwhen removed exposing said seat for the drivers use."

LL.v An automobile bed comprising side rails adapted to rest upon thebacks of the front and rear seats of the car, cross bars for said siderails, said bed having an extension mounted -to overhang the front seatto form a support for the feet of the occupant of the bed, andsaid-exte1ision vbeingmovable to` provide anv unobstructed space on Athefront seat for the driver of the car, said bed havingmeans for bracingitV against the rear ofv thei'iont seat and theside walls of the car,thereby adapting the bed for use when the car is running.

5. An automobile bed comprising side rails and-cross bars between them,the end portions of said rails being adapted-to rest upon thebacks ofthe front and rear seats, supporting legs intermediate to said point ofContact Vwith the front and rear seats and means for pressing said siderails against the front seat for holding said bed in place when theV'car is' in motion.

6. An? automobile bed comprising' side rails adapted to rest upon thebacks of the front and rear seats, a cross bar connected at its endstothe middle portion of said rails, legs hinged to said vcross bar andadapted to fold inwardly against'said bar when the bed is taken apart,and saidvlegs having projecting ends seated against the vertical facesof said side rails when the bed is set up and having means fortemporarily securing them thereto,-the lower ends of said legsrestingupon the floor of the tonneau.

7. An automobile bed comprising side rails adapted to rest upon thebacks oi4 thc front and rear seats, cross bars havingtheir ends-providedwithhinge 'plate and remov able in: connections withl said rails, saidcross ars having recesses and slats seated therein tor supporting thebedding, and legs hinged on vthe middle portion of said side rails andadap-ted to swing downwardly to a vertical position and rest upon thetonneau floor.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of August1916. n

VILLIAM GROVERMAN.

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